2008 Oakland County Executive election

2008 Oakland County Executive election
November 4, 2008
 
Nominee L. Brooks Patterson Brenda Lawrence
Party Republican Democratic
Popular vote 365,286 261,704
Percentage 58.08% 41.61%
Oakland County Executive before election

L. Brooks Patterson
Republican

Elected Oakland County Executive

L. Brooks Patterson
Republican

The 2008 Oakland County Executive election was held on November 4, 2008. Incumbent County Executive L. Brooks Patterson ran for re-election. He was challenged by Southfield Mayor Brenda Lawrence, the Democratic nominee. Despite Democratic presidential nominee Barack Obama's landslide victory in Oakland County in the presidential election, Patterson won re-election in a landslide, defeating Lawrence with 58 percent of the vote.

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